Mallory in full color / Elisa Stone Leahy ; [illustrations by Maine Diaz].
| Author/creator | Leahy, Elisa Stone author. |
| Other author | Diaz, Maine, illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | 309 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "Mallory Marsh is an expert at molding into whatever other people want her to be. Her true thoughts and feelings only come out in her sci-fi webcomic, which she publishes anonymously as Dr. BotGirl. But juggling all the versions of herself gets tricky, especially when Mal's mom signs her up for swim team. Instead of being honest about hating competitive swim, Mal skips out on practice and secretly joins the library's comic club. There Mal meets Noa, a cute enby kid who is very sure of who they are. As she helps Noa plan a drag queen story time, Mal tries to be the person she thinks Noa wants her to be--by lying about her stage fright. Then Mal's webcomic goes viral, and kids at school start recognizing the unflattering characters based on Mal's real-life friends. With negative pushback threatening the drag queen story time and Dr. BotGirl's identity getting harder to hide, Mallory must reckon with the lies she has told. If she reveals her full self, will her friends, her parents, and her new crush accept the real Mallory Marsh?"--Provided by publisher. |
| Interest age level | Ages 8-12 |
| Interest grade level | Grades 5 and up |
| Genre/form | LGBTQ+ youth literature. |
| Genre/form | Queer fiction. |
| Genre/form | Genderqueer fiction. |
| LCCN | 2023948455 |
| ISBN | 9780063255531 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0063255537 (hardcover) |